Life Tip for Job Seekers - Page 3

**Rain Man** · 09-23-2014, 11:11 AM

Show up at your freakin' interview on time. Seriously. If you show up 45 minutes late to a JOB INTERVIEW, it makes a BAD IMPRESSION. I don't care if you missed your bus or overslept or had other things going on. I don't care at all.

There are no excuses for being late to a job interview. Zero. If you were pulling people out of a burning car en route to the interview, that's great and I commend you for it, but it only takes three minutes to pull people out of a burning car. You should have planned ahead to be within sight of the interview location an hour before your interview. You should still be on time, but with a slight aroma of burning rubber and a great story for me.

I guess possibly if you were on your way to an interview in Holland and you saw a dam breaking, and you put your finger in the dam, and it then took an hour for the dam repairers to show up, then that might be a feasible excuse since you saved countless lives. But I'd still want to see it on the news that evening, and I'd want to know that there were no other people around who could have switched fingers with you.

Here's how you go to a job interview:

1. Drive to the interview with plans to be there an hour early.
2. Walk to the front door of the place an hour early just to be sure you know where it is.
3. Go to the nearest coffee shop and check out the company's web site and come up with some good questions and talking points.
4. Show up 10 minutes early.

Sheesh. Humanity amazes me sometimes.

WilliamTheIrish · 09-23-2014, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by 58-4ever

He was interviewing you?

Yes. Top flight guy. Pretty much stunned me. And he had one of his subordinates there too. Was a great interview.

KC native · 09-23-2014, 11:43 AM

Yes, don't be late.

But as someone who has had a disproportionate share of bullshit interviews.

Don't bring me in for an interview if:

1. You've already offered someone else the position. (had an interview that within 15 minutes of leaving, I received a call stating that they were surprised at how well I did in the interview but they had already offered the position to someone else and they had accepted that day).

2. Have zero intention of hiring me. I get it. I have a Hispanic surname. Even if I decline to self identify (which I do), it makes it easy for you to check the EEOC boxes. I've had at least 6-7 interviews where the interviewer has never seen my resume before I walked into the room. I've also been told more than once, "You know when you look at a resume and you get a mental picture of what that person looks like, well you're not what I pictured walking through the door. Those are the fun ones because I killed those interviews.

58-4ever · 09-23-2014, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by WilliamTheIrish

Yes. Top flight guy. Pretty much stunned me. And he had one of his subordinates there too. Was a great interview.

I think that's OK. I'll sometimes throw in a few to break the ice if a candidate is super nervous. You just have to be careful and know your audience.

58-4ever · 09-23-2014, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by KC native

Yes, don't be late.

But as someone who has had a disproportionate share of bullshit interviews.

Don't bring me in for an interview if:

1. You've already offered someone else the position. (had an interview that within 15 minutes of leaving, I received a call stating that they were surprised at how well I did in the interview but they had already offered the position to someone else and they had accepted that day).

2. Have zero intention of hiring me. I get it. I have a Hispanic surname. Even if I decline to self identify (which I do), it makes it easy for you to check the EEOC boxes. I've had at least 6-7 interviews where the interviewer has never seen my resume before I walked into the room. I've also been told more than once, "You know when you look at a resume and you get a mental picture of what that person looks like, well you're not what I pictured walking through the door. Those are the fun ones because I killed those interviews.

Do you mind if I ask what you do?

WilliamTheIrish · 09-23-2014, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by 58-4ever

I think that's OK. I'll sometimes throw in a few to break the ice if a candidate is super nervous. You just have to be careful and know your audience.

He wasn't breaking the ice. The guy had survived the corporate culture of The company for 30 years and wasn't shy about calling things as he saw them.

KC native · 09-23-2014, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by 58-4ever

Do you mind if I ask what you do?

Finance.

**Munson** · 09-23-2014, 11:47 AM

Don't forget to wear pants.

KCUnited · 09-23-2014, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by KC native

2. Have zero intention of hiring me.

We do this shit all the time for internals. Post the job company wide for HR purposes. It's really shitty and why I'll never apply for another internal position without having been mentored for it.

BWillie · 09-23-2014, 11:50 AM

I think it's a sign you don't really want the job. I went to an interview one time late, and one of the reasons was because I didn't really care if I got that job or not. But if it was for a dream position, there's no way I would allow myself to be late.

Mennonite · 09-23-2014, 11:53 AM

Don't forget to mention that you are the secret owner of a Cannabis Club.

Rasputin · 09-23-2014, 11:55 AM

Had an interview for new job last Friday. I was on time and everything seemed great and I start next Monday. I gave the City a two weeks notice with a letter of resignation stating "Well Bye".

KC native · 09-23-2014, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Mennonite

Don't forget to mention that you are the secret owner of a Cannabis Club.

If you admit it then it is no longer a secret.

Mennonite · 09-23-2014, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by KC native

If you admit it then it is no longer a secret.

....**** it. I quit.

**Rain Man** · 09-23-2014, 11:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BWillie

I think it's a sign you don't really want the job. I went to an interview one time late, and one of the reasons was because I didn't really care if I got that job or not. But if it was for a dream position, there's no way I would allow myself to be late.

I really think that's what it is. I think it's their subconscious telling them that they should pursue their dreams instead of taking this job.

**Rain Man** · 09-23-2014, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by MagicHef

I once showed up for an interview late. I had 2 interviews on the same day with the same company, 2 different divisions at 2 different locations. They chose the interview times, and I assumed that they would leave me enough time to get to my second interview on time. They didn't.

After a review of the circumstances, I'll add this as an additional exception alongside the "finger in the dam" scenario.

View Poll Results: Showing up late to a job interview is...
A sign that you don't want the job.	27	26.73%
A sign that you can't manage the basic requirements of life.	56	55.45%
A good negotiating strategy, since it shows that you don't need the job.	8	7.92%
A way to exert control over a situation that historically favors the hiring party.	4	3.96%
The way things work in the modern world. Only the uncool show up on time.	5	4.95%
Sometimes necessary if you're watching the end of a really good TV show.	5	4.95%
A colossally stupid move.	60	59.41%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 101. You may not vote on this poll

09-23-2014, 11:11 AM
Rain Man NFL's #1 Ermines Fan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $3188491 VARSITY	Tip for Job Seekers Show up at your freakin' interview on time. Seriously. If you show up 45 minutes late to a JOB INTERVIEW, it makes a BAD IMPRESSION. I don't care if you missed your bus or overslept or had other things going on. I don't care at all. There are no excuses for being late to a job interview. Zero. If you were pulling people out of a burning car en route to the interview, that's great and I commend you for it, but it only takes three minutes to pull people out of a burning car. You should have planned ahead to be within sight of the interview location an hour before your interview. You should still be on time, but with a slight aroma of burning rubber and a great story for me. I guess possibly if you were on your way to an interview in Holland and you saw a dam breaking, and you put your finger in the dam, and it then took an hour for the dam repairers to show up, then that might be a feasible excuse since you saved countless lives. But I'd still want to see it on the news that evening, and I'd want to know that there were no other people around who could have switched fingers with you. Here's how you go to a job interview: 1. Drive to the interview with plans to be there an hour early. 2. Walk to the front door of the place an hour early just to be sure you know where it is. 3. Go to the nearest coffee shop and check out the company's web site and come up with some good questions and talking points. 4. Show up 10 minutes early. Sheesh. Humanity amazes me sometimes.
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09-23-2014, 11:43 AM	#32
KC native Banned Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Fort Worth, TX Casino cash: $10049239	Yes, don't be late. But as someone who has had a disproportionate share of bullshit interviews. Don't bring me in for an interview if: 1. You've already offered someone else the position. (had an interview that within 15 minutes of leaving, I received a call stating that they were surprised at how well I did in the interview but they had already offered the position to someone else and they had accepted that day). 2. Have zero intention of hiring me. I get it. I have a Hispanic surname. Even if I decline to self identify (which I do), it makes it easy for you to check the EEOC boxes. I've had at least 6-7 interviews where the interviewer has never seen my resume before I walked into the room. I've also been told more than once, "You know when you look at a resume and you get a mental picture of what that person looks like, well you're not what I pictured walking through the door. Those are the fun ones because I killed those interviews.
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09-23-2014, 11:47 AM	#37
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09-23-2014, 11:50 AM	#39
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09-23-2014, 11:55 AM	#41
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